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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-583471

FTS Reference: 2025-084207

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
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Trust HQ, Corporation Street,
Stafford
ST16 3AG
UK
Contact person: Sophie Dunn
Telephone: +44 1782789626
E-mail: sophie.bridgett2@mpft.nhs.uk
NUTS code:  UKG -  WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.mpft.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/67601

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Online Sexual Health Testing
Reference number:  Online Sexual Health Testing
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85111800  -  Pathology services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Provision of Online Sexual Health testing services provided to Midlands Partnership University NHS foundation Trust. Commencement of the contract is from the 1st February 2025 for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  3600000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Provision of Online Sexual Health Testing
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85100000  -  Health services
85323000  -  Community health services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKG -  WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Provision of Online Sexual health testing
Online sexual health testing
The approximate lifetime value over a 4 year period id £3.6m, this notice is intention to award and to commence the contract from the 1st February 2026.
The contract has been awarded to PreventX UK Ltd, a new supplier to MPFT.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  In line with PSR  /  Weighting:  50%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Commercial  /  Weighting:  50%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2025/S 000-070472

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Online Sexual Health Testing

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/12/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

PreventX Holdings Ltd
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
S9 2EQ
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  3600000.00  GBP
Total value of the contract/lot:  3600000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This notice serves as an intention to award the contract under PSR competitive process
No conflicts of interest were identified during the evaluation process; all bids have been evaluated by service representatives.
Key criteria used as outlined within the provider selection regime as the basis for the quality scoring totalling 50% of the score and the remaining attributed to the commercial scoring.
The contract is to be awarded from 1st February 2026 for a 2 year period with an option to extend for a further 2 yers.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ. St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3AG
UK
E-mail: Procurement@mpft.nhs.uk

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
All appeals should be raised in line with the prevailing legislation.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation Trust
Turst HQ St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
SJ16 3AG
UK
E-mail: Procurement@mpft.nhs.uk